Planning

NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training) Tracking Service

  • Westminster City Council
  • Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-032137

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-030500

Published 22 December 2021, 10:44pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Westminster City Council

64 Victoria Street

London

SW1E 6QP

Email

tenders@westminster.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI - London

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.westminster.gov.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea

Town Hall, Hornton Street

London

Email

tenders@westminster.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI - London

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.rbkc.gov.uk

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training) Tracking Service

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79634000 - Career guidance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This service is required to deliver the tracking, monitoring and reporting of 16– 17 year olds, academic years 11 through to 13. The service provider will achieve this by undertaking activity surveys, maintaining and reporting to the Authority on the September Guarantee, maintaining and delivering the initial engagement and signposting of young people identified as being an early leaver, and referring young people to each borough’s NEET panel as appropriate. Additionally, through the collection of data focussed on students in academic years 10 to 11, who are recognised at risk of becoming NEET.

It is anticipated that the contract will be awarded for the duration of an initial three (3) years, with the option to extend for a further period of up to 24 months.

In July 2021, the Councils undertook a market engagement exercise. Information for the previous market engagement will be shared in the upcoming tender.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £496,750

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80000000 - Education and training services
  • 85000000 - Health and social work services
  • 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
  • 85312310 - Guidance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

To award a service contract for the delivery of Tracking and Survey Activities Relating to Young People’s Participation in Employment, Education or Training across two authorities, Westminster City Council (WCC) and The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (RBKC). This service is required to deliver the tracking, monitoring and reporting of 16 – 17 year olds, academic years 11 through to 13.

The service provider will achieve this by:

1) undertaking activity surveys

2) maintaining and reporting to the Authority on the September Guarantee

3) maintaining and delivering the initial engagement and signposting of young people identified as being an early leaver

4) referring young people to each borough’s NEET panel as appropriate

5) collection of data focussed on students in academic years 10 to 11, who are recognised at risk of becoming NEET

It is anticipated that the contract will be awarded for a duration of an initial three (3) years, with the option to extend for a further period of up to 24 months.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

24 January 2022


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

If you are not registered on Westminster City Council's capitalEsourcing e-tendering portal, but would like to participate, please use the link below and follow the on-screen registration instructions. https://www.capitalesourcing.com/web/login.shtml

We anticipate publishing this tender in mid to late January 2022. Contract commencement is likely to be August 2022.